High Blood Pressure Support Group

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure. Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate...

I'm on my second year on it. It seems to be working alright, though I'm starting to get heart palpitations more frequently. I take many other medications for other medical conditions which may also factor into it.

Have been on Atenolol 4 over a yr. My dr. thought my high blood pressure was due 2 an overactive area of my thyroid, but not bad enough 2 warrant thyroid meds. Seems 2 keep my BP @ a more normal rate 4 the most part...am tacycardic(sp?) most of the time, seems 2 help w/ that some as well.

I tired Atenolol twice and had the same results. It worked the first week and the shot my BP higher. The doctor was very puzzled and tired 2 others that caused flushing and headaches.
I am now seeing an Endocrinologist and I am waiting for test results to start Altace. I am going to do research on it.

Yes it helped me for a bit too and kept the BP down but the side effects were not good so I was taken off of it. I am so happy to see that other people have had same or similar side effects to those I experienced. I was beginning to feel like I was a bit of a freak!

I just started taking Atenolol with hydrochlothiazide. I have been doing really good on it. My blood pressure was running about 198/186 and my doctor said I was going to have a stroke. It scared me to death. He put me on these meds and everything seems fine now.

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